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Perhaps the Republicans and the Democrats thought they could get the attention of an increasingly indifferent electorate by playing a game of I'll-be-you-and-you-be-me. Last week the GOP sought to buy the world a Coke with a display of compassion and biodiversity so giddy that it might have been rejected as too over-the-top for a "Saturday Night Live" skit. And now, as the Democrats gather in Los Angeles, early signs are that their response will be as out of character...
...While the GOP tested the elasticity of the electorate's imagination by recasting itself as champions of the best achievements of the New Deal and Great Society eras - the Republicans are now the party of education, saviors of Social Security and deep-pocketed patrons of Head Start - the Democrats, if the Lieberman announcement was anything to go by, are auditioning for the role of God-fearing party of family values...
...sort-of "Livin' La Vida Java") as a centerpiece of their convention. The upbeat tune was blasted out at the conclusion of George W. Bush's acceptance speech. Rosa pointed out that he had not given permission for the usage and labeled the connection "perverse." He specifically lambasted the GOP for "trying to forge a connection to the Latin community with the use of my song and by parading famous Latinos on stage...
...Buchanan Reviews the GOP Convention...
...that much will be made in the coming days about Lieberman's character, how his rectitude is meant to cleanse Gore of Clinton's sins. That may be true, but it shouldn't be lost that the guy is not all piety. That may prove important later if the GOP tries to portray him as sanctimonious...